This is an excellent documentary on key health effects of "hormone mimicking" chemicals found in everyday products.

The Disappearing Male is about one of the most important, and least publicized, issues facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system.

The last few decades have seen steady and dramatic increases in the incidence of boys and young men suffering from genital deformities, low sperm count, sperm abnormalities and testicular cancer.

At the same time, boys are now far more at risk of suffering from ADHD, autism, Tourette's syndrome, cerebral palsy, and dyslexia.

The Disappearing Male takes a close and disturbing look at the ubiquitous chemicals many doctors and researchers now suspect are responsible for many of these developmental problems: endocrine disruptors.

The "Beat the Micro Bead" campaign by 5Gyres.org asks you to sign their petition urging Proctor & Gamble to eliminate plastic polyethylene micro-beads from their products by no later than January 1st, 2015.

The tiny beads of plastic, which are employed as an exfoliant in personal care products, are designed to be washed down the drain. They go through the sewage system and many enter the natural environment where they can have a devastating effect over the long term as they are ingested up the food chain.

Please contribute to this campaign by asking retailers to STOP selling consumer products containing micro-beads and urging manufacturers to STOP using micro-beads in consumer products.

We launched Life Without Plastic (“LWP”) in 2006 after several years of daydreaming about how to make a contribution to reducing the large quantities of plastic that are consumed every second of every day around the world.

We wanted to address the environmental disaster that the consumption of plastic is causing, and the damage that leaching plastic can cause to human and animal health.

Activists for a plastic-free planet

We quickly realized that before we could effectively help people reduce their plastic consumption, we had to be able to point them toward non-plastic alternatives that could replace the plastic items currently used in day-to-day life.

Our son was born in 2003, and he was the catalyst. He made us look more actively for alternatives in North America and in other countries around the world.

You can call us any time of day or night 24/7/365 at this toll-free number (in North America): 1.888.898.0369 . A friendly English and French speaking person (yes, a bilingual person, not a machine!) will happily take your call. We will return your call during our business hours, which are from 9 am to 5 pm (EST/EDT), Monday to Friday. Outside North America, please call +1.819.459.1459.

Ordering and Payment

Secure Online Ordering

Our online store is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Ordering online is safe, easy and fast.

Your personal information is protected. We use state-of-the-art industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt information you send us electronically when you place an order -- such as your name, address or credit card number. SSL creates a secure connection to protect such information from being read as it travels through the Internet from your machine to our server. SSL is considered to be among the most secure ways to do business through the Internet. When SSL is active, it will display (depending on your software) a closed lock or an unbroken key, letting you know that the information you provide is secure.

Please feel free to take a look at our Privacy Policy to learn of the measures we take to protect your personal information and overall privacy.

How to Place an Online Order

Choose the currency for your order - either Canadian dollars ("$CA") or US dollars ("$US") - by clicking on the button in the top right corner of the page. This button is present on every page of the website.

Once you have looked through the store menus on the right side of the page and decided upon a product or products, for any given product simply click on the "ADD TO CART" button to add the product to your shopping cart. At any time, on any page, you can check your shopping cart by hovering your mouse over the yellow "SHOPPING CART" button in the top left corner of the page (once there is a product in the cart it will display at "MY CART" and indicate the number of items in the cart in parentheses). If you click on "MY CART" it will take you into your cart where you can make adjustments or proceed to checkout. When you are done shopping, simply click the "CHECKOUT" button and follow the steps of the checkout process to pay for and submit your order.

Other Methods of Ordering

Phone Orders

You are most welcome to call us and have your order processed by one our customer service helpers during our office hours (9 am to 5 pm EST/EDT, Monday to Friday). Within North America you may call our toll free number 1.888.898.0369, or our local number 1.819.459.1459. Outside North America, please call our local number during office hours (+1.819.459.1459).

If you order by phone, you will be required to pay for your order by Visa or Mastercard. Your order will be charged in the currency of your residence (Canadian or US dollars) and the shipping and handling charges will be determined based on the shipping address. International orders are charged in US dollars.

E-mail, Postal Mail or Fax Orders

To order by e-mail (info@lifewithoutplastic.com), postal mail (see mailing addresses here), or facsimile (1.613.482.9372), simply e-mail, mail or fax us all the details of your order:

Name

Billing and shipping addresses

Products ordered and quantities (please include the SKU code for each product)

Payment by Visa, Mastercard, cheque or money order - please do not send cash

Catalog Mail Order

If you are ordering from our Catalog, please follow the ordering instructions laid out in the Catalog on the Order Form. Please note that where there are differences between the Catalog and this website regarding product line, availability and pricing, this website supersedes any information presented in the Catalog. This website is the most up-to-date representation of our products and prices at all times.

Payment

For online orders, payment may be made by VISA, Mastercard or PayPal.

We also accept money orders, certified cheques/checks, and personal cheques/checks sent by postal mail (they should be made payable to Mama Mundo Inc.). If paying by personal cheque/check, please allow at least four weeks for the cheque/check clear our bank, plus delivery time. Please do not send cash.

If your order is placed in Canada, you should pay for your order in Canadian dollars to avoid a currency conversion fee being charged by your Canadian-based financial institution. You can easily switch between Canadian and US currency on any page of the website in the top right corner.

If your order is placed in the United States, you should pay your order in US dollars to avoid a currency conversion fee being charged by your U.S.-based financial institution. You can easily switch between Canadian and US currency on any page of the website in the top right corner.

I sincerely appreciate your prompt, courteous service and will not hesitate to recommend your site to both friends and family. Furthermore, I will not hesitate to order with you folks any time in the future, as the entire process has been an example of how an online business interested in true customer service should operate. Thanks again.